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Press release - 31 May 2007

CapMan acquires land in Kivistö, Vantaa

CapMan RE II fund managed by CapMan has acquired land located in the Kivistö area of Vantaa, Finland. Under the existing plans the land and surrounding properties will be zoned as a commercial services district.

The acquired land has an area of approx. 11.5 hectares and it is located in the Kivistö/Petas or Marja-Vantaa area, a strongly developing section of the City of Vantaa. The Kivistö area is one of few unbuilt commercial districts specified in provincial land use plans. In terms of transport the land is located slightly north of the Ring III and Helsinki–Hämeenlinna Motorway intersection and it is quite close to Helsinki-Vantaa Airport. A significant amount of new residential development is also planned for the area.

 

”Our objective is to enable the generation of a commercial centre for the area through land use planning,” says Henrik Winberg, CapMan Real Estate’s Commercial Director. ”We hope to develop the Kivistö area together with the City of Vantaa and other property owners within a rapid time interval.”

 

The acquired land is the first asset in CapMan RE II fund’s portfolio that will cover the entire property development life cycle from zoning and construction to a finished commercial property. The expertise and competence of the CapMan Real Estate investment team in this type of project will be utilised in the investment. The objective is to perseveringly develop the land along with the district’s development during the next five to ten years.

 

The investment focus of CapMan RE II fund is on property development targets in Finland and its other assets include, among others, Tokmanni’s logistics centre project in Mäntsälä. CapMan’s first private equity real estate fund CapMan Real Estate I has investment focus on commercial properties in the Helsinki metropolitan area.  

 

For further information, please contact:

Henrik Winberg, Commercial Director, CapMan Real Estate, tel. + 358 9 6185 7709 or +358 500 449 664



CapMan
CapMan is one of the leading private equity investors in the Nordic countries and manages Nordic buyout, mezzanine, technology, life science and real estate funds with approximately EUR 3.0 billion in total capital. Each investment area has a dedicated team and altogether CapMan employs around 100 people in Helsinki, Stockholm, Copenhagen and Oslo. Established in 1989, CapMan has strong experience as a fund manager and as a partner for investors and entrepreneurs. To date CapMan has made over 150 Nordic investments and over 90 exits. The current portfolio encompasses over 60 companies with an aggregate turnover of approx. EUR 2.7 billion and aggregate personnel of 17,000 people. The latest investments are made in Finnish Movial Applications Oy, Danish IT2 Treasury Solutions, Swedish QuickCool AB and Norwegian InfoCare ASA. In addition, CapMan has invested in almost 30 real estate assets and exited from 22. The B shares of CapMan Plc are listed on the Main List of the Helsinki Stock Exchange since 2001. www.capman.com